Junky

Hahaha. 
My kids were out there at Easter and asking why noone was jetty jumping. 
They thought it was because there were no stairs to get back up onto the jetty. 
I explained that there is no stairs because the authorities do not want people swimming there due to the shark population. 
 
 
 
My PB sighting of a tiger was on the other side of Fraser, out on the Gardiner banks. 
He's a local out there I'm told, and he would be up around, possibly over the 5m mark.
I'll never forget the size of that huge blacked out eye as he glided effortlessly under the boat about 10m down. 
It was a 5.5m boat and this thing was just as long. 
 
They're like mobile reef systems with the amount of fish that hang off them. 

You can also swap the treble out for an assist hook. 
 
If they're not skittish you can drop your slug out the back in free spool while on the move.
Do a big arc around them, pull up, then just rip the slug back through the middle of them. Only seem to work if they're not skittish though, which is hardly ever. 

You can also swap the treble out for an assist hook. 
 
If they're not skittish you can drop your slug out the back in free spool while on the move.
Do a big arc around them, pull up, then just rip the slug back through the middle of them. Only seem to work if they're not skittish though, which is hardly ever. 

Download map18 Capricorn bunker group. 
Gives you all of the green zones around the area. Plenty of fishing to be had around there. Massive lagoon to anchor in. 
Map 18
 
 
I've never stepped foot on the island as such so can't comment there but the fishing is good around it. Not hard to get a feed. 
That time of year should see good weather too. Latley the weather has been terrible. Only very small pockets to head out. This week coming up looks good but I have to work. Hopefully it holds off till the following week. 
 
 

Biting those bullets is fun. 
 

Biting those bullets is fun. 
 

Hahaha. 
My kids were out there at Easter and asking why noone was jetty jumping. 
They thought it was because there were no stairs to get back up onto the jetty. 
I explained that there is no stairs because the authorities do not want people swimming there due to the shark population. 
 
 
 
My PB sighting of a tiger was on the other side of Fraser, out on the Gardiner banks. 
He's a local out there I'm told, and he would be up around, possibly over the 5m mark.
I'll never forget the size of that huge blacked out eye as he glided effortlessly under the boat about 10m down. 
It was a 5.5m boat and this thing was just as long. 
 
They're like mobile reef systems with the amount of fish that hang off them. 

You can also swap the treble out for an assist hook. 
 
If they're not skittish you can drop your slug out the back in free spool while on the move.
Do a big arc around them, pull up, then just rip the slug back through the middle of them. Only seem to work if they're not skittish though, which is hardly ever. 

You can also swap the treble out for an assist hook. 
 
If they're not skittish you can drop your slug out the back in free spool while on the move.
Do a big arc around them, pull up, then just rip the slug back through the middle of them. Only seem to work if they're not skittish though, which is hardly ever. 

Hahaha. 
My kids were out there at Easter and asking why noone was jetty jumping. 
They thought it was because there were no stairs to get back up onto the jetty. 
I explained that there is no stairs because the authorities do not want people swimming there due to the shark population. 
 
 
 
My PB sighting of a tiger was on the other side of Fraser, out on the Gardiner banks. 
He's a local out there I'm told, and he would be up around, possibly over the 5m mark.
I'll never forget the size of that huge blacked out eye as he glided effortlessly under the boat about 10m down. 
It was a 5.5m boat and this thing was just as long. 
 
They're like mobile reef systems with the amount of fish that hang off them. 

Hahaha. 
My kids were out there at Easter and asking why noone was jetty jumping. 
They thought it was because there were no stairs to get back up onto the jetty. 
I explained that there is no stairs because the authorities do not want people swimming there due to the shark population. 
 
 
 
My PB sighting of a tiger was on the other side of Fraser, out on the Gardiner banks. 
He's a local out there I'm told, and he would be up around, possibly over the 5m mark.
I'll never forget the size of that huge blacked out eye as he glided effortlessly under the boat about 10m down. 
It was a 5.5m boat and this thing was just as long. 
 
They're like mobile reef systems with the amount of fish that hang off them. 

Hahaha. 
My kids were out there at Easter and asking why noone was jetty jumping. 
They thought it was because there were no stairs to get back up onto the jetty. 
I explained that there is no stairs because the authorities do not want people swimming there due to the shark population. 
 
 
 
My PB sighting of a tiger was on the other side of Fraser, out on the Gardiner banks. 
He's a local out there I'm told, and he would be up around, possibly over the 5m mark.
I'll never forget the size of that huge blacked out eye as he glided effortlessly under the boat about 10m down. 
It was a 5.5m boat and this thing was just as long. 
 
They're like mobile reef systems with the amount of fish that hang off them. 

You could easily paddle to coochie on the yak. 
Urban legends have people walking over there at low tide. 
Red beacon area on the NE side of coochie is worth a look.  
 
 
Bass in eprapah Creek, next to movie theatre. There's also a few ticks in there as well. Check yourself over after a visit. 
You could launch a kayak down the end of beverage road. 
There are jacks in there. Also big cod and a big groper.  Caught a few of its grand kids, but no chance turning it. Very pretty fish when juvenile though. 
Massive green zone at the mouth of eprapah Creek so be careful there. 

 
I've pinched this map from beacon to beacon. If you don't have a copy then... Here's a copy
 
 

You could easily paddle to coochie on the yak. 
Urban legends have people walking over there at low tide. 
Red beacon area on the NE side of coochie is worth a look.  
 
 
Bass in eprapah Creek, next to movie theatre. There's also a few ticks in there as well. Check yourself over after a visit. 
You could launch a kayak down the end of beverage road. 
There are jacks in there. Also big cod and a big groper.  Caught a few of its grand kids, but no chance turning it. Very pretty fish when juvenile though. 
Massive green zone at the mouth of eprapah Creek so be careful there. 

 
I've pinched this map from beacon to beacon. If you don't have a copy then... Here's a copy
 
 

Pearl Cichlids. 
I had these when I had an aquarium. Great looking fish but extremely ferocious. 
 
If anyone catches one. Don't let it go. Destroy it. 
 
 
This recent vid came across my feed yesterday. 
 
 

I hope they're destroying them. 
It's sad to see this country with so many introduced pests killing off our native species. 
 
I that video, I was surprised to see that bass even avoid them. 
Bass are one tough fish and very territorial, and I've seen them kill jacks twice their size in fish tanks. 

I hope they're destroying them. 
It's sad to see this country with so many introduced pests killing off our native species. 
 
I that video, I was surprised to see that bass even avoid them. 
Bass are one tough fish and very territorial, and I've seen them kill jacks twice their size in fish tanks. 

I hope they're destroying them. 
It's sad to see this country with so many introduced pests killing off our native species. 
 
I that video, I was surprised to see that bass even avoid them. 
Bass are one tough fish and very territorial, and I've seen them kill jacks twice their size in fish tanks. 

Pearl Cichlids. 
I had these when I had an aquarium. Great looking fish but extremely ferocious. 
 
If anyone catches one. Don't let it go. Destroy it. 
 
 
This recent vid came across my feed yesterday. 
 
 

Pearl Cichlids. 
I had these when I had an aquarium. Great looking fish but extremely ferocious. 
 
If anyone catches one. Don't let it go. Destroy it. 
 
 
This recent vid came across my feed yesterday. 
 
 

Just keep at it mate. You're not doing anything wrong so to speak, you just need to experiment. 
Your catching fish. That's a start. 
Start with presenting your baits in different arrangements. 
Remember, what works well today, may just get ignored tomorrow.
 
The tackle you're using plays a big part too. 
Fish as light as possible.
Start with about 8lb main line, braid or mono. 
10lb fluorocarbon leader maximum. 
 
I'd suggest a running sinker rig to start with. It's a very common rig to run. 
 

 
 
Find a sinker size that sinks to the bottom as slow as possible in the conditions you're fishing, if that makes sense. 
Don't drop an 8 ball in dead still water. 
If the water is dead still, try no sinker at all. 
 
Use fluorocarbon leader.
Instead of 1m to 2m of leader in that pic above, keep the leader length down under 1m. Around 500mm to 700mm should work well. 
 
Hook selection. 
Small hooks equates to small fish. 
A 2/O or 3/O size Mustad big red or similar for general fishing. 
Use long shank hooks for whiting. Again, larger hooks will not fit down the gob of smaller fish. Whiting inhale the bait, so you end up with a hook in the gut of undersized fish if you're using smaller hooks. 
 
If I'm predominantly catching small/undersized fish I tend to move on, or target a different area of the waterway. 

Just keep at it mate. You're not doing anything wrong so to speak, you just need to experiment. 
Your catching fish. That's a start. 
Start with presenting your baits in different arrangements. 
Remember, what works well today, may just get ignored tomorrow.
 
The tackle you're using plays a big part too. 
Fish as light as possible.
Start with about 8lb main line, braid or mono. 
10lb fluorocarbon leader maximum. 
 
I'd suggest a running sinker rig to start with. It's a very common rig to run. 
 

 
 
Find a sinker size that sinks to the bottom as slow as possible in the conditions you're fishing, if that makes sense. 
Don't drop an 8 ball in dead still water. 
If the water is dead still, try no sinker at all. 
 
Use fluorocarbon leader.
Instead of 1m to 2m of leader in that pic above, keep the leader length down under 1m. Around 500mm to 700mm should work well. 
 
Hook selection. 
Small hooks equates to small fish. 
A 2/O or 3/O size Mustad big red or similar for general fishing. 
Use long shank hooks for whiting. Again, larger hooks will not fit down the gob of smaller fish. Whiting inhale the bait, so you end up with a hook in the gut of undersized fish if you're using smaller hooks. 
 
If I'm predominantly catching small/undersized fish I tend to move on, or target a different area of the waterway. 

Just keep at it mate. You're not doing anything wrong so to speak, you just need to experiment. 
Your catching fish. That's a start. 
Start with presenting your baits in different arrangements. 
Remember, what works well today, may just get ignored tomorrow.
 
The tackle you're using plays a big part too. 
Fish as light as possible.
Start with about 8lb main line, braid or mono. 
10lb fluorocarbon leader maximum. 
 
I'd suggest a running sinker rig to start with. It's a very common rig to run. 
 

 
 
Find a sinker size that sinks to the bottom as slow as possible in the conditions you're fishing, if that makes sense. 
Don't drop an 8 ball in dead still water. 
If the water is dead still, try no sinker at all. 
 
Use fluorocarbon leader.
Instead of 1m to 2m of leader in that pic above, keep the leader length down under 1m. Around 500mm to 700mm should work well. 
 
Hook selection. 
Small hooks equates to small fish. 
A 2/O or 3/O size Mustad big red or similar for general fishing. 
Use long shank hooks for whiting. Again, larger hooks will not fit down the gob of smaller fish. Whiting inhale the bait, so you end up with a hook in the gut of undersized fish if you're using smaller hooks. 
 
If I'm predominantly catching small/undersized fish I tend to move on, or target a different area of the waterway. 

Just keep at it mate. You're not doing anything wrong so to speak, you just need to experiment. 
Your catching fish. That's a start. 
Start with presenting your baits in different arrangements. 
Remember, what works well today, may just get ignored tomorrow.
 
The tackle you're using plays a big part too. 
Fish as light as possible.
Start with about 8lb main line, braid or mono. 
10lb fluorocarbon leader maximum. 
 
I'd suggest a running sinker rig to start with. It's a very common rig to run. 
 

 
 
Find a sinker size that sinks to the bottom as slow as possible in the conditions you're fishing, if that makes sense. 
Don't drop an 8 ball in dead still water. 
If the water is dead still, try no sinker at all. 
 
Use fluorocarbon leader.
Instead of 1m to 2m of leader in that pic above, keep the leader length down under 1m. Around 500mm to 700mm should work well. 
 
Hook selection. 
Small hooks equates to small fish. 
A 2/O or 3/O size Mustad big red or similar for general fishing. 
Use long shank hooks for whiting. Again, larger hooks will not fit down the gob of smaller fish. Whiting inhale the bait, so you end up with a hook in the gut of undersized fish if you're using smaller hooks. 
 
If I'm predominantly catching small/undersized fish I tend to move on, or target a different area of the waterway. 

Just keep at it mate. You're not doing anything wrong so to speak, you just need to experiment. 
Your catching fish. That's a start. 
Start with presenting your baits in different arrangements. 
Remember, what works well today, may just get ignored tomorrow.
 
The tackle you're using plays a big part too. 
Fish as light as possible.
Start with about 8lb main line, braid or mono. 
10lb fluorocarbon leader maximum. 
 
I'd suggest a running sinker rig to start with. It's a very common rig to run. 
 

 
 
Find a sinker size that sinks to the bottom as slow as possible in the conditions you're fishing, if that makes sense. 
Don't drop an 8 ball in dead still water. 
If the water is dead still, try no sinker at all. 
 
Use fluorocarbon leader.
Instead of 1m to 2m of leader in that pic above, keep the leader length down under 1m. Around 500mm to 700mm should work well. 
 
Hook selection. 
Small hooks equates to small fish. 
A 2/O or 3/O size Mustad big red or similar for general fishing. 
Use long shank hooks for whiting. Again, larger hooks will not fit down the gob of smaller fish. Whiting inhale the bait, so you end up with a hook in the gut of undersized fish if you're using smaller hooks. 
 
If I'm predominantly catching small/undersized fish I tend to move on, or target a different area of the waterway.